New Leader Training
The Basic Leader Training program is the culmination of more than two
years of work by professionals and volunteers from throughout the nation.
Their goal was to revise and update the volunteer leader training materials
for the Boy Scouts of America. The result is a seamless training program
that helps leaders easily graduate through the courses quickly and with
little duplication.
The package provides the district training committee with tools to achieve
100 percent trained unit volunteers. It begins with the existing Fast Start
training, continues through New Leader Essentials, and is followed by Leader
Specific training for each adult's role in the unit.
Here is a brief overview of the components of the training continuum.
- Fast Start Training
- Fast Start training is the first step for any new volunteer and is to be
delivered immediately after a new leader registers and before he or she
meets with any youth member.
- Basic Leader Training
- The new Basic Leader Training comprises two parts: New Leader Essentials
for all unit-level leaders and Leader Specific training, which is based
on the leader's unit-level position.
- Leader-Specific Training
- These training courses include leader specific training for Cub Scout,
Boy Scout, and Venturing leaders; an introduction to outdoor leader
skills; and the new Wood Badge course.
What Makes a Trained Leader?
- Cub Scout leaders are considered trained when they have completed
New Leader Essentials and the Cub Scout Leader Specific training for
their position.
- Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters are considered trained
when they have completed New Leader Essentials, Scoutmaster and Assistant
Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training, and Introduction to Outdoor
Leader Skills.
- Troop committee members are considered trained when they have
completed New Leader Essentials and the Troop Committee Challenge as
their Leader Specific training.
- Varsity Scout leaders and assistants are considered trained
when they have completed New Leader Essentials, Varsity Scout Leader
Specific Training (available April 2002), and Introduction to Outdoor
Leader Skills.
- Venturing crew Advisors, assistant Advisors, and crew committee
members are considered trained when they have completed New Leader
Essentials and Venturing Leader Specific Training.
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